How to Set a Password on Your Sons of the Forest Server
Password protect your Sons of the Forest dedicated server to restrict access.
Stop your server
Go to Console in the XGamingServer Panel and stop the server.
Open dedicatedserver.cfg
Click Files in the sidebar and open dedicatedserver.cfg.
Set the password
Find Password and set it:
"Password": "MySecretPassword"The password can be up to 40 characters. To remove the password:
"Password": ""Save and start
Click Save Content and start from Console.
Players will be prompted to enter the password when they select your server in the browser.
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